UP to set up special tiger protection force

  • 23/04/2010

  • Times Of India (New Delhi)

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh government will shortly enact a law to constitute a special tiger protection force with its office based at Dudhwa National Park in Lakhimpur Kheri district. The force will have all the police power under CrPC like proceedings of prosecution, seizure of contraband goods and issuance of warrants against those accused of smuggling of animal body parts and killing wild animals, particularly tigers. The force will be set up strictly under Union environment and forest ministry